Otzi died, perhaps we should look elsewhere for survival tips...

Only jesting. We can learn alot about survival from primative man. Though this forum and Equipped.org are designed for reviewing the "gear" that we should have for a survival situation, it's important to remember that man got along just fine in the days before GoreTex, LEDs, S30V knives, and Bic lighters. The best gear is between our ears. I'd like to see more scenarios posted on the forum so we can all benfit from learning new techniques and different ways of doing things. Some things that I would like to learn better are for example, whats the best fire lay in a light rain, how many feet thick should the walls of a debris hut be, how to strip bark and make it into cord. Gear is great, but as Otzi proved it doesn't take much, and the important thing is to know how to use what you do have on you at the time.

Matt